Updated Starbucks names list
My name is a name that Mexican Starbucks employees have difficulty with. Soon after the first misheard name, I started keeping a list. I’ve been called 37 different names so far. Several of the people in my local Starbucks do know my name, a couple of them say “Hola Craig,” and know what drink I usually order, but there are still employees who get it wrong.
Here’s the list of 37:
Craick, Craig, Creak, Creel, Creg, Crek, Crey, Crick, Drake, Dreik, Erick, Fred, Grack, Grake, Gray, Greak, Greck, Grek, Greco, Greg, Grei, Greig, Grek, Grev, Grey, Joel, Kreg, Mike, Rag, Ray, Red, Reik, Rich, Trey, Troy, and Wreck.
Joel made me laugh
Chris
13 May 11 at 11:39
when i worked in a library, a girl brought her spanish boyfriend in so he could use the internet. everytime he booked a slot after that he always use to say his name was ‘Louise Davies’.
fudgeit
13 May 11 at 11:46
See my name there? Carmen. Apparently it is quite a popular name in Spanish speaking countries, or so you would think. At Starbucks in Santiago Airport, my name was Comet.
Carmen
13 May 11 at 12:12
Comet! That is excellent.
Craig
13 May 11 at 12:19
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13 May 11 at 13:55
Just be glad you’re not in the US, where (according to every relevant episode of CSI, CSI:Miami, House, Fringe et al.) Craig is always pronounced ‘Cregg’. I’m looking especially hard at you, Sara Sidle and Marg Helgenberger.
And don’t get me started on ‘Buoy’. Boo-wee?
Seriously?
Fuck. Off.
Stephen Jackson
15 May 11 at 15:43